Terrasmart, the renewable arm of Gibraltar Industries, and Melink Solar, a commercial solar EPC firm, have completed a 2.8 MW solar carport at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. This represents the largest urban solar array currently accessible to the public in the US. This addition boosts the Zoo’s on-site solar capacity to 4.55 MW, covering approximately two-thirds of its energy needs. Terrasmart designed the racking system and managed the mechanical installation alongside Melink Solar, integrating nearly 5,000 bifacial solar modules connected through string inverter technology. The new solar canopy shades around 800 parking spaces and is projected to reduce the Zoo’s annual energy expenditure to roughly $300,000 by 2030-2032, down from $1.6 million in 2005.
Terrasmart and Melink complete solar project for Cincinnati Zoo
Utilizing bifacial modules, the zoo’s solar canopy cuts electricity bills, meeting two-thirds of energy needs. (Image Source: Terrasmart)
Scatec has secured EUR 25 million from IFU, alongside equity and non-recourse debt, for its USD 85 million project financing. (Image Source: Scatec ASA)
EliTe Solar launched its 5 GW PV project in Egypt’s TEDA Suez Zone, set to begin production by September 2025. (Image Source: PRNewswire)
Part of SECI’s 2 GW ISTS initiative, the project will deliver four hours of peak power daily for 25 years. (Image Credit/Source: Pixabay/Pexels)
Ethical Power Italia’s first EPC projects in Italy, two solar farms for Encavis AG, will generate 28 GWh annually. (Image Credit/Source: TomFisk/Pexels)